Cigarette extinguisher



Mal'Ch 25, 1952 R. c. L lNnsTRoM CIGARETTE EIXTINGUISHER Filed sept. 24, 1947 Robe/ 0. I .indsfrom Patented Mar. 25, 1952 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,590,425. CIG/anemia Exfrinqnrsnsn ,Robert C. Lindstrom, Los Angeles, Calif., assignor of fifty perucent to scar Lindstrom, Great Falls, Mont.

{applica-tion September 24, 1947,l Serial No.4v'l75vy86l vide an ash tray including novel and improved means for engaging and retaining lighted cigarettes in such a manner thatthe same will be quickly and efficiently extinguished.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide an ash tray including novel and improved means for holding cigarettes in posi- 'tion so as to resist dislodgment should 4the ash tray be accidentally moved during use.

A further object oi the present invention is to provide a cigarette extinguisher that is extremely neat and attractive in appearance.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide an ash tray that is simple and practical in construction, strong and reliable in use, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the ash tray constructed in accordance With the present invention;

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view taken sub-- stantially on the plane on section line 2--2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of a portion of the tray showing the cigarette holder used in conjunction with the present invention;

Figure i is a fragmentary perspective View of a portion of the'tray in slightly modified form and showing the cigarette holder also in modified form;

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the cigarette` engaging and retaining member;

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 8 8 of Figure 1; and

Figure '7 is a side view of the holder shown in Figure 4.

Referring new to the drawings in detail, wherein, for the purpose of illustration, there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the numeral i8 represents a circular body dished out or recessed as at l2 to form an annular flanged portion iii.

Circumferentially spaced holders designated generally by the numeral I6 are rigidly carried isi- 235) .bythe flanged portion I4. Theseholderscomprise substantially `U shaped ,members Il of spring metal having their-ends I 8 curled inwardly to yieldingly grip -a cigarette 28 inserted 'therein. An arcuate bearing plate 22 is fixedly carried by each of the holders and forms a .seatfor the cigarette received by the holder. Vas yshown inFigure l.'

An integral projection A24 carried by the mem- 26 terminating at its lower end in asubstantia-lly `enlarged conical portion 28 havingga flexible 4fire resistant disk 29 forced through itslower open end to seat on a shoulder 29a in portion 28. Received in the chamber 26 is a sleeve 38 having an annular flange 32 at its outer end that bears upon the outer face of the projection about the chamber. It is preferred that this sleeve be constructed of a fire resistant material. An annular washer 34 carried by the outer periphery of the sleeve bears against the inner Walls of the chamber to retain the sleeve in position to the chamber.

The numeral 36 represents the cigarette engaging and retaining member generally comprising a substantially U shaped element of spring wire 38 having its terminals 48 turned outwardly in opposite directions. These terminals 48 are curved to extend beneath the lower edge of the sleeve 38 and are rigidly secured thereto by any suitable means. Rigidly secured to the lower portion of the element 38 is the lower portion of a pointed element 42.

In practical use vof the device thus described, a lighted cigarette is inserted into the chamber so that the pointed element 4Z extends into the lighted cigarette to be retained in position within the chamber with the lighted end of the cigarettes end portion 28. The smoke from the cigarette will pass into the enlarged portion 28 of chamber 28 and the smoke quickly fills the portion 28 and chokes the lighted end of the cigarette, it being noted that the lighted end of the cigarette will also tend to consume the relatively small portion of oxygen in the portion 28 to further aid in extinguishing the lighted end of the cigarette.

Attention is now directed to Figures 4 and 7, wherein there is disclosed the cigarette holder 44 in slightly modified form. In this embodiment, the U shaped member 46 having its ends curved outwardly is removably secured by a fastener 48 in a notched portion 58 provided in the flanged portion I4 of the member I8. This fas- 3 tener also furnishes a bearing surface on which the cigarette bears.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, it is believed that a clear understanding 0f the device Will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and within the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the claimed as new is:

A cigarette tray comprising a body having an upstanding marginal flange, a projection integrally formed with said ange and extending radially inwardly of the flange, said projection including a substantially vertical bore having an enlarged lower portion, a sleeve received in the upper end of said bore and having an upper flange bearing against the upper face of said projection, a substantially U-shaped wire member disposed in the enlarged portion of said bore, arcuate extensions at the ends of said U-shaped member xed to the lower end of said sleeve, an elongated upwardly disposed pointed element ixed to said substantially U-shaped member at the bottom of the U and having its upper porinvention, what is tion entering the sleeve, and a re resistant disk mounted in the enlarged portion of said bore.

ROBERT C. LINDSTROM.

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